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单词 catboat
释义

catboat

noun

cat·​boat ˈkat-ˌbōt How to pronounce catboat (audio)
: a sailboat having a cat rig and usually a centerboard and being of light draft and broad beam

Illustration of catboat

Illustration of catboat

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web In the latter, white children steer a catboat heeling at a rakish angle. Carol Strickland, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 June 2022 Save time to get on the water; there are steamboat and sailboat cruises, catboat tours and harbor rides on the museum’s launch boat. Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Aug. 2019 Don’t miss Sprite, a catboat built in 1859 that’s thought to be the oldest existing private yacht in the United States. BostonGlobe.com, 25 Apr. 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1860, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

catboat

noun

cat·​boat ˈkat-ˌbōt How to pronounce catboat (audio)
: a sailboat with a single mast set far forward and a single large sail with a long boom

catboat

noun

as in yacht

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • yacht
  • sloop
  • schooner
  • yawl
  • keelboat
  • sailer
  • catamaran
  • ketch
  • sailboat
  • corvette
  • cutter
  • caravel
  • lugger
  • outrigger
  • brigantine
  • clipper
  • shallop
  • bugeye
  • dinghy
  • frigate
  • galley
  • galleon
  • piragua
  • square-rigger
  • pinnace
  • xebec
  • sharpie
  • knockabout
  • junk
  • windjammer
  • cat rig
  • bark
  • caïque
  • sharpy
  • vessel
  • craft
  • bottom
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